Washing-machine



(No Model.)

F. PLUMB. WASHING MAGHIN-E.

.No. 477,334. Patented June 21, 1892.

STATES PATENT OFF CE.

FRAN K PLUMB, OF SUN FIELD, MICHIGAN.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,334, dated June 21,1892.

Application filed September 29, 1891. $eria1 No. 407,163- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK PLUMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sunfield, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Washing- Machine, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in washing-machines.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive washing-machine, in which clothes maybe rapidly washedwithout injury to them and in which machine after the operation ofwashing has been completed the drippings from the rubber will be caughtand be prevented falling upon a floor or carpet.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a washing-machineconstructed in accordance with this invention, the cover being thrownback and the rubber beingsuspcnded over the cover. Fig. 2 is averticallongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of thestationary rubber.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

1 designates an approximately semi-cylim drical Washing-machine bodysupported by inelined legs 2 and composed of segmental sides, 3 and acurved bottom 4:, and having a rectangular cover 5, constructed of sheetmetal and fitting closely on the body to prevent the escape of steam andadapted to be swung back, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the acccompanyingdrawings, to receive drippings from the rubber 6 to prevent waterdropping upon a floor or carpet. The rubber 6 acts in conjunction with astationary rubber 7, and is designed to be oscillated by handles orlevers 8, and it is composed of approximately segmental side pieces 9,having laterally-extending journals 10 and provided in its peripherywith angular recesses 11 and transverse slats 12, which are squared andhave their ends se= cured in the angular recesses, thereby presentingtheir edges to the clothes and form= ing a rubbing-surface. Thestationary rubber consists of a series of transverse slats 13, arrangedsimilar to the, slats 12 of the oscil= lating rubber and provided attheir ends with grooves 14: and connected by metal strips 15, arrangedin the grooves. The stationary rubber fits snugly against the curvedbottom of the washing-machine, the sides of which prevent the metalstrips becoming displaced from theigrooves, and the said stationaryrubber is secured by buttons 16, pivoted at the ends of .the body andarranged to engage the metal strips 15. The metal strips, and thesheet-metal bottom are preferably constructed of galvanized iron, andthe stationary rubber, as above described, requires no nails forsecuring the slats together, thereby avoiding all liability of stainingthe clothes by rust.

The journals are arranged in bearing-recesses 17 of the sides 3 and inslots 18 of arms 19, and are provided at their ends with casings 20,adapted for reception of handles 8, which are adjustably secured in thecasings to enable the machine to be adapted to different-sized persons.The arms extend vertically and horizontally over the end of the body towhich the cover is hinged, and are approximately L-shaped, and theirslots extend throughout their length to enable the oscillating rubber tobe moved along the arms to the ends thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 1,whereby the cover will receive the drippings.

A'fire chamber or box 21 is arranged be neaththe body and is adapted tocontain a lamp or other hydrocarbon-burner, whereby water may be heatedto the required temperature within the body to obviate the necessity ofheating water by means of a stove, which is unpleasant in warm weather.

It will be seen that the washing-machine is simple and comparativelyinexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to wash clothes quickly,and that the drippings from the rubber are prevented falling upon afloor or carpet, and it will also be seen that the cover will retainsteam within the body, which greatly aids in cleaning the clothes.

WVhat I claim is In a washing-machine, the combination of the body, acover hinged to one end of the body and adapted to be thrown back andsuparranged in the slots of the arms, substanported in a horizontalposition to form a drippan, approximately L-shaped arms slottedthroughout their length and secured to the sides of the body extendingupward and horizontally over the end of the body to which the cover ishinged and over the latter when the same is in a horizontal position, astationary rubber arranged Within the body, and

10 an oscillating rubber provided with journals tially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK PLUMB. Witnesses:

B. J. KNAPP, H. KNAPP.

